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The Differences Between Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Legal Talk Network

Rather, they are an integral part of the team, ensuring that legal claims are properly prepared and effectively managed. A Legal Assistant’s Role A legal assistant, also known as a legal secretary, is a professional who offers administrative and legal support to lawyers and law firms.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

Legal Talk Network

This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010.

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The Importance of Legal Docketing for Law Firms Explained

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This is why legal docketing is top priority for any law firm that wants to succeed and avoid malpractice claims. Ready to streamline your legal docketing process? Book a demo of Clio Manage’s Court Rules feature and automate court deadline reminders with ease! What is legal docketing? How does docketing work?

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At A Turning Point for the Law Firm Docketing Profession, A Conversation with Three of its Trailblazers

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In litigation and intellectual property matters, it is the responsibility of docketing professionals to ensure that electronic court pleadings and documents are properly and timely filed, to maintain internal databases of docketed documents, and to facilitate access to documents by the firm’s legal professionals. I don’t care.

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Sandra Day O'Connor: The Consummate Cowgirl

Legal Tech Monitor

She turned down the paid opportunity she was offered to work as a legal secretary. But as was her nature, she worked around and beyond these limitations to create her own private practice, be appointed Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, serve in the Arizona State Senate, and be appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals.